Trees and shrubs - page 6

Thuja, or Arborvitae, is a long-living tree that just keeps growing. If you miss a few pruning seasons, you’ll have to cut it back hard! Here’s what Michel experienced. Read also: Planting and caring for thuja Evergreen hedges, a good idea? Hedge pruning, timing, tips A short note before beginning, from Michel himself: I think […]

Judas tree is a small spring-blooming tree that is simply beautiful.

Rhododendrons are nice shrubs perfectly suited to being grown in pots.

Meadowsweet is a nice spring-blooming or summer-flowering shrub.

Italian Buckthorn facts Name – Rhamnus alaternus Family – Rhamnaceae Type – shrub Height – 10 to 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) Exposure – full sun, part sun Soil – ordinary Foliage – evergreen Flowering – March to May Planting Italian Buckthorn Plant in spring preferably. If you plant in fall, you might constrain its proper development and regrowth, especially if the winter is harsh in your area. […]

A remarkable tree with a slender silhouette, Eucryphia also stands out thanks to its immaculate white blooming which smells like a fragrance from Heaven.

Did you know that a hedge does much more than just protect us from neighbors, wind and noise?

Sometimes, it’s better not to prune than to prune wrong. Before going crazy with your hand pruner in the garden, learn why to prune and the do’s and don’ts of pruning.

Phillyrea facts, a short list Name – Phillyrea Family – Oleaceae Type – shrub Height – 16 to 23 feet (5 to 7 meters) Exposure – full sun to shade Soil – ordinary Foliage – evergreen Flowering – April to June Planting phillyrea In fall or spring for potted shrubs. Only in fall for plants purchased with their roots bare. Follow our advice on planting shrubs Pruning phillyrea Follow our […]

Germander facts, a summary

This is one of the garden’s most enchanting and fragrant shrubs. Very accommodating, it settles in anywhere it’s planted, and gives the garden a romantic outlook with its cascade of white petals and its scent of fresh orange flowers. Very easy shrub to live with, mock-orange or Philadelphus produces excellent results in every garden and […]

Very beautiful shrub with unique colorful flowering, Metrosideros carmineus is very interesting in summer, and also during the rest of the year for its evergreen foliage.

Pink Peppercorn facts, a short list Name – Schinus molle Family – Anacardiaceae Type – tree Height – 50 to 65 feet (15 to 20 meters) Exposure – full sun Soil – ordinary Foliage – evergreen Flowering – May to September. Fruit formation – June to September Planting pink peppercorn It is recommended to plant pink peppercorn in spring, for it to […]

Loropetalum chinense is a nice winter-blooming bush.

Grevillea junipera is a beautiful spring-blooming shrub, that is easy to grow in garden boxes, pots or in the garden.

Cistus is a beautiful flower shrub with simply beautiful evergreen leafage.

Lemon bottle-brush is a small, original and very ornamental shrub.

Planting a shrub, rose tree or tree is an important phase in the life cycle of the plant you have just purchased. After having been grown in a container in a nursery or garden store, your plant will now

Escallonia is a shrub that has very beautiful flowers and is thus very ornamental.

Firethorn, aside from its superb foliage, also bears magnificent colored berries in fall.

Katsura is an amazing and resilient tree. It will set your garden ablaze

The horse chestnut tree is a favorite of schoolyard autumn games: it produces the famed “conkers” which are an infinite source of childish enjoyment! Horse Chestnut tree facts Name – Aesculus hippocastanum Family – Spindaceae Type – tree Height – 50 to 150 feet (15 to 45 meters) Exposure – full sun Soil – rich and cool Foliage – deciduous Flowering – May Planting a horse chestnut tree The planting […]

Cotoneaster is a very beautiful shrub, especially appreciated for its berries.

Callicarpa or candy tree is a beautiful shrub that grows fine in the ground and in a pot.

Flowering currant bears magnificent blooms in spring.

If roses are all the rage in summer, camellia easily takes the limelight during winter.

Catalpa is a true garden-enhancing tree thanks to its unique foliage, especially in fall. This fast-growing tree is also very hardy in winter.

Tulip tree is a magnificent tree, famous for the quality of its leafage, especially in fall.

Common yew is a famous and wonderful hedge conifer.

Skimmia is a beautiful shrub that is as attractive in winter as it is in spring.

Forsythia is truly marvelous in spring thanks to its magnificent golden flowers.

Who doesn’t feel a twinge of emotion upon seeing the wavy fronds of a weeping willow sway in the breeze? Those living waves of leaves that great artists and painters have forever tried to immortalize on their canvas?

This smallish pear tree has a bearing and leaves that closely resemble those of the weeping willow. Wispy leaves and sometimes weeping branches make willow-leaf pear a great ornamental tree in the garden. Willow-leaf pear key facts Name – Pyrus salicifolia Family – Rosaceae Type – tree Height – 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 m) Exposure – full sun, part sun Soil – ordinary […]

Camellia is among the most beautiful flower shrubs thanks to its magnificent blooming season, either in fall or in spring.

The coral tree (Erythrina species) is actually a family of trees with incredible flowers. It’s part of the Fabaceae family. Core Coral tree facts Name – Erythrina Family – Fabaceae Type – shrub Height – 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) Exposure – full sun Soil – rich enough Foliage – deciduous Flowering – May to August Planting coral tree We recommend planting in spring. Refer to our […]

The tamarillo is a fruit shrub native to the tropics which bears surprising fruits with firm flesh and a tangy, pungent taste.

The lively flower colors of the Hibiscus bring to mind the enchantment of tropical flora. Hibiscus also exist as shrubs that have adapted to our latitudes and stud our summer days with multicolored dream-like flowers.

You are certainly familiar with its branches that are covered with velvety catkins in spring… With its tight-bound shape, the ‘Kilmarnock’ willow is perfect for small gardens and balconies.

Spindle hosts a unique and very ornamental leafage.

Spotted laurel is a very beautiful shrub, as nice in summer as it is in winter with its cute red berries.

More than 300 varieties of willows are accounted for today (Salix). Reaching up to different heights, these trees and shrubs are resilient and easy to grow.

Japanese willow (Salix integra) is a surprising little fellow, both thanks to its cute size and its very alluring appeal.

An ornamental pear tree is a tree that bears cute flowers at the beginning of spring. Fruits are fine for birds and animals, but not for us – what we find appealing is the blooming!

Hydrangea is a beautiful shrub, and pruning helps boost blooming and makes the plant healthier.

Exochorda is one of the most spectacular flower shrubs thanks to its abundant white spring blooming.

Crinodendron is a very beautiful shrub. Its summer blooming is an enchantment in our gardens.